Category: military
Wild and Wonderful: West Virginia’s Greatest Airshow 2023
Story and Photos by Shawn Byers I was always interested in this Airshow in nearby Martinsburg, West Virginia but never put it on my schedule. Formerly, it was hosted by the West Virginia Air National Guard on their ramp...
THE 2023 NORTHERN ILLINOIS AIRSHOW
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The Waukegan National Airport covers 600 acres of land and is located approximately 40 miles to the North of Chicago, Illinois. The airport features two asphalt runways, those being runway 5/23 at 6,000...
“America’s Hangar” Celebrates 20 Years
Lockheed SR-71A Story and photos by Corey Beitler (Originally published in Corey’s “Distelfink Airlines” magazine, December 2023 edition – photo selection altered from original) When its doors open to the public each day, the National Air and Space Museum’s...
Thunder Over New Hampshire 2023 Air Show Scrapbook
Photos by Scott Zeno, Alice Leong and Masaki Komatsu New Hampshire’s weather is still warm in September, and on the weekend of September 9th and 10th of 2023, the skies were filled with thunder; not late summer thunderstorms but...
Barnstorming in Central Massachusetts, Part 2
Story by Daniel O. Myers. Photos by Scott Zeno, Kevin Burke and Bob Finch And finally, what the crowd had long anticipated and waited for, the F-35A Demo, and the timing could have not been better! It was just...
NORTHERN LIGHTNING 2023
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski The 2023 version of the annual Northern Lightning exercise was held at the Volk Field CRTC (Combat Readiness Training Center) from August 7th to August 18th, 2023. This annual exercise held in the...
The Naval Air Station Oceana Airshow 2023
Story and photos by Shawn Byers This will be the third report in our pages for the Airshow at NAS Oceana. What more can I possibly say about it? Let’s get personal with a long-time attendee. It is...
Book Review: Detail & Scale P-47 Thunderbolt
Reviewed by Don Linn Summary: Title and ISBN: Detail & Scale P-47 Thunderbolt By Bert Kinzey, art by Rock Roszak Detail & Scale Aviation Publication ISBN: 979-8-8587405-8-2 Contents and Media: Available in print format, or digital format from...
“MIG ALLEY” A LOOK AT THE RUSSIAN MIG’S OF AIRVENTURE 2023
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture 2023 featured several different variants of the Russian Aircraft Company, more commonly known as Mikoyan or “Mig”. The Moscow based Aerospace and Defense manufacturer was founded 83 years ago in December 1939...
A SALUTE TO VF-32 AND THE F-4U CORSAIR, AIRVENTURE STYLE
Photos and story by Scott Jankowski In late 2022 the movie Devotion premiered telling the real-life story of VF-32, U.S. Navy Pilots Ensign Jesse L. Brown, the first African American Aviator and Lieutenant JG Thomas Hudner Jr. A major...
AIRVENTURE 2023 A LOOK AT THE “HEAVIES”
Story and photos by Scott Jankowski AirVenture always pulls together some very large and unique aircraft and 2023 was no different. In this article we will take a closer look at the common and not so common “heavy” aircraft...
